On Tuesday, May 9 at 7:40 PM ET, Brendan Donovan and the St. Louis Cardinals will take on starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.
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Player Prop Odds for Donovan
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -126 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs’ Taillon (0-2) will make his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in three innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 5.29 ERA this season with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.1 walks per nine across four games.
- The Cubs have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 3.25 this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.131 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- The Cubs have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 28, or 0.8 per game.
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Brendan Donovan Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/4/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/25/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Luke Farrell | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Adrian Sampson | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Javier Assad | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Sean Newcomb | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2022 | Alec Mills | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
Donovan Stats and Trends
- Donovan has collected a hit in 54.5% of his 33 games this season, with more than one hit in 21.2% of those contests (seven).
- He has gone yard in 9.1% of his games in 2023 (three of 33), which amounts to 2.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in nine out of 33 games this year (27.3%), which includes more than one run scored in three of those contests (9.1%).
- Donovan has produced at least one run in 15.2% of his games this year (five of 33), including more than one RBI in three of those contests (9.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 42.4% of his games this year (14 of 33), striking out multiple times in five of those contests (15.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 15 |
| 11 (61.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (46.7%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (20.0%) |
| 7 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (13.3%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (6.7%) |
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